Convince Me

by drebruin on Oct 25, 2009 1:12 AM PDT Comment 10 comments

Here I am holding a Den UCLA vs USC voucher to be claimed for hard tickets. I picked it up on Thursday (pickup deadline was Friday) and the priority number is 940. I don't know how many tickets we are allocated, but being the 940th student a couple days before pickup deadline, it doesn't seem that there will be lots of UCLA presence in the Coliseum.

I asked my friend who is a Den ticket holder whether he is grabbing the voucher, but his answer was inconclusive. I believe he ended up NOT getting it. So I'm just holding on to this lone voucher.

I was in the game last year when the game coincided with finals week and thought to myself that using Finals as an excuse for not attending was kind of lame. I also couldn't believe the red shirts in our student section. Watching the Trojans and their fans come into our house and calling it theirs was one of the angriest moments I've been in all my years watching sports. Sadly, this year's visit to the RB hasn't lifted my spirits about this team. Sure there were flashes of what might be in store for the future, but 4 straight losses (although to good teams) was tough.

With that said, here I am holding this claim voucher. I have never thought of putting the ticket on sale in public so that a trojan might get it; the only place I would give it away if I decide so would probably here to fellow Bruins.

I am fairly uninformed when it comes to the past UCLA v USC games, but I did watch 13-9. What I remember was a pretty good, mobile QB and #44 wreaking havoc on the trojans o-line.

I know that when the guys in Blue and Gold face the mustard n ketchup, records don't matter. Streaks don't matter. All-american accolades, the number of stars don't matter. Anything's possible. Yet I don't feel that this year's team will put a decent fight against the trojans. We're overwhelmed in the talent department.

To me, all signs point to a blowout loss in the Coliseum. I am having thoughts of giving away my ticket for a price. Can anyone convince me to hold on to it?

This is a FanPost and does not necessarily reflect the views of BruinsNation's (BN) editors. It does reflect the views of this particular fan though, which is as important as the views of BN's editors.

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You're a Bruin

It’s UCLA vs. USC. That’s enough of a reason.

by Ryan Rosenblatt on Oct 25, 2009 1:48 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs

Exactly.

Bruins never question whether or not to go to an sc game. Never.

Bruins help bring home unanticipated victories — just ask the real Bruins who were there for 13-9 OR saw Barnes to JJ in person.

Bruins don’t come whining and ask people to “convince” them to go to any game, and especially the sc game.

Bruins don’t take a ticket and scalp it away.

Convince me that you are a Bruin.

sjh

by Class of 66 on Oct 25, 2009 8:45 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Period

by Nestor on Oct 25, 2009 8:48 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

+1

by Bellerophon on Oct 25, 2009 9:12 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

UCLA vs. USC

I was in High School for 4 years of the streak. I have been harassed by everyone from little kids, to teachers, and even the USC band one year. I keep on asking myself why I even go anymore. The answer isn’t so much of team pride…I have too much of that, but opportunity. I would like to say I was there when UCLA beat USC, and a trip to the Urinal of College Football is sacrifice enough for that opportunity. My friend has predicted the score of the past 5 years of this game BEFORE the season within 5 points of both teams (He picked the 2006 score 14-10) and he picked UCLA to win 17-14 this year. So if history tells me anything, we’re going to win.

There's no one in the world that wants to beat UCLA more than _______.

by ucla13_usc9 on Oct 25, 2009 5:52 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

One of my favorite movie lines of all time comes from the movie Braveheart

Wallace’s father and others are talking about some English transgression and the fact that they have to do something about it. Myrrin’s father of course is doubtful and states that they cannot hope to win. To which he gets this response,

“We don’t have to win. Just fight!”

DreBruin the rest of the Bruin Family is feeling what you feel and a loss of words is no cliche for how we feel. But, you have a position of privilege and responsibility to hold Student Tickets. We alumni have jobs, families, and other concerns that make perfect excuses for not making any one of the regular season games much less the City Championship. As a student, it is assumed you do not have the responsibilities we do. Every television crew in the country goes to a football crew and looks to the students to be covered in paint, go shirtless in freezing temperature and all the other displays of team pride.

I can’t tell you we are going to win, or even that we are going to play well against hated South Central. But that doesn’t mean YOU can’t show up and play well. REPRESENT! Not because you’ll get something out of it. REPRESENT! Because you can.

A coach is someone who can give correction without causing resentment. John Wooden

by MexiBruin on Oct 25, 2009 6:17 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs